Super Bowl preview: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl preview: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers
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In honor of the big event, today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before the defending champ Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET with the winner hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
February 11, 2024
🏀 It’s (court) storming in Nebraska
No. 2 Iowa’s Caitlin Clark falls short of the NCAA women’s scoring record in a weekend full of upsets
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Even in a season of nonstop women’s and men’s basketball upsets, this weekend stood out.
February 11, 2024
🥍 Sit back, re-lax
Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season
Who can stop No. 1 Northwestern's quest for a second straight national women's lacrosse championship?
February 09, 2024
🏀 Did not see that one coming
Elena Delle Donne will take a break from basketball & NBA trade deadline updates
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While the defending champ Las Vegas Aces are running it back after re-signing Candace Parker to a one-year deal on Wednesday, the rest of the pro hoops scene is about to look pretty different amid stunning WNBA and NBA news.
February 09, 2024
💸 Payday someday
Women athletes still rank far behind men in earnings
Sportico released its list of top 100 highest-paid athletes — and none of them are women. In fact, women don’t even make the top 200. Last year’s highest-earning female athlete, Coco Gauff, raked in $22.7M, light years away from overall No. 1 earner Cristiano Ronaldo’s $275M.
February 09, 2024
🏐 Setting the tone
LOVB enters unique multiyear partnership with smart gym company Tonal
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League One Volleyball (LOVB) and home gym system Tonal have partnered to offer volleyball-centric workout programs and a unique family-focused program. The pro women’s volleyball league won’t launch until November, but it secured Tonal’s first league partnership.
February 09, 2024
🎓 Like a pro
NCAA athletes win several key legal battles in ongoing fight for labor rights
College athletes keep winning major battles in the fight to be recognized as employees, a distinction that would allow them to earn income and experience labor protections. From Dartmouth to USC, the NCAA’s amateurism model is giving way to a new, labor-protected college landscape.
February 07, 2024
💼 It’s venture time
The Players Fund founder highlights what women athletes bring to the table
Fergus Bell, founder of the athlete-led venture capital firm The Players Fund (TPF), recently argued that women athletes can be more impactful than male sports stars. While Bell mentioned how this is influencing sports sponsorships and coverage, recent additions to TPF demonstrate how it’s also influencing the boardroom.
February 07, 2024
🏛️ This isn’t amateur hour
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are university employees, according to NLRB
On Monday, a NLRB regional director ruled that under U.S. labor law, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team members are considered the school’s employees, the first nail in the coffin for the NCAA’s beleaguered amateurism model.
February 07, 2024
🏀 Trading places
WNBA free agency and NBA trade deadline shakeup both leagues
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While NBA hoopers continue to post stunning stat lines on the court, the real basketball blockbusters are going down off it, with WNBA free agency in full swing and the NBA trade deadline set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.
February 07, 2024